Teachers: Kevin Pettigrew, Trula Churchill
Textbook: PRE-ALGEBRA, McDougal Littell, 2008
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Obj #
Unit
Objective:
"The learner will . . ."
Standard(s)
No. of Days
Vocabulary Terms
Resources
Student Learning Activities
Assessment
1
1
evaluate variable and numerical expressions using order of operations, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers.
8.1.2a: meaning of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
8-12 days
variable, expression, evaluate, numerical, power, base, exponent, order of operations, integers, absolute value, opposite, additive inverse, difference
Ch. 1
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
2
1
identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.
Daily Lessons
2-4 days
coordinate plane, ordered pair
Ch. 1_1.8
Daily Assignments

3
1
use properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to evaluate and simplify variable expressions involving positive and negative decimals.
8.1.2a: meaning of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
8.1.3a: compute rational numbers
8.1.3b: absolute value of integers
14-18 days
Commutative, Associative, distributive, identity properties, equivalency, coefficient, constant term, like terms, equations, inverse operations
Ch. 2
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
4
1
write, solve and graph equations and inequalities involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, parentheses, and like terms.
8.3.1a: analyze algebraic equations
8.3.1b: two-step/one variable equations and inequalities
8.3.2a: two-step/one variable equations
8.3.3a: multiplicative inverse
8.3.3b: whole number exponents
8.3.3c: Solve multi-step equations
8.3.3d: Solve two-step inequalities
8.3.3e: Identify the properties used in solving two-step inequalities and multi-step equations
14-18 days
inequality, solution of an inequality, equivalent inequality, solve two step equations, operations on equations
Ch 3
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes

Quizzes

Tests
5
2
find factors, including the GCF and LCD, of numbers, monomials, and fractions.
8.1.1a: Compare and order real numbers
8.1.1b: position of real numbers on the number line
14-18 days
Prime Number, Composite Number, Prime Factorization, Factor Tree, Monomial, Common Factor, GCF, Relatively Prime, Equivalent Fractions, Simplest Form, Multiple, Common Mutiple, LCM, LCD, Scientific Notation
Ch 4
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes

Quizzes

Tests
6
2
use the properties of exponents and write numbers in scientific notation.
8.1.1c: represent small numbers using scientific notation
4-6 days
Rational Number,
Ch 5
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
7
2
write, compare and order fractions, as well as solving equations and inequalities involving fractional coefficients.
8.1.1d: classify numbers as natural, whole, integer, rational, irrational, or real
8.1.3a: compute rational numbers
8.3.3c: Solve multi-step equations
8.3.3d: Solve two-step inequalities
10-14 days
Terminating Decimal, Repeating Decimal, Reciprocal, Multiplicative Inverse
Ch 5
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
8
2
write ratios and proportions and solve those proportions using cross products.
8.1.3e: Solve problems involving ratios and proportions
8-12 days
Ratio, Equivalent Ratio, Proportion, Cross Product, Similar figures
Ch 6
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
9
2
use scales and scale drawings to find distances and measures.
8.2.5d: Use scale factors to find missing lengths in similar shapes
8.1.4a: check the reasonableness of solutions for problems involving rational numbers
2-4 days
Corresponding Parts, Congruent Figures, Scale Drawing, Scale Model, Scale
Ch 6
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
10
2
find the probability of an event and use the counting principle to count possibilities.
8.4.3a: Identify complementary events and calculate their probabilities
6-10
Outcomes, Favorable Outcomes, Events, Probability, Theoretical Probability, Experimental Probability, Odds, Tree Diagram, Counting Principle
Ch 6
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
11
2
use fractions, decimals and percents to solve problems.
8.1.1a: Compare and order real numbers
8.1.2a: Explain the meaning of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers.
8.1.3e: Solve problems involving ratios and proportions
8.1.4a: check the reasonableness of solutions for problems involving rational numbers
12-16
Percent increase and decrease, markup, discount, interest, principal, simple interest, annual interest rate, balance, compound interest
Ch 7
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
12
3
solve and graph linear equations, find slope and intercepts of these equations.
8.2.2a: Use coordinate geometry to represent and examine the properties of rectangles and squares using horizontal and vertical segments.
8.3.1c: Identify slope from tables and graphs
8.3.3c: Solve multi-step equations involving rational numbers
12-16
relation, domain, range, input, output, function, vertical line, equation in two variables, x & y intercept, slope, rise, run, slope intercept form, best fitting line, function notation,
Ch 8
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
13
3
solve linear systems by graphing and graph linear inequalities.
8.2.2,a: Use coordinate geometry to represent and examine the properties of rectangles and squares using horizontal and vertical segments.
8.3.3c: Solve multi-step equations
8.3.3d: Solve two-step inequalities
4-8
system of linear equations, solution of a linear system, solution of an equation in two variables, graphing system of equations, linear equations, function form, linear inequality if two variables, solution of a linear inequality in two variables. graphs linear systems and inequalities. half plane.
Ch 8
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
14
3
use square roots and simplify radical expressions and use the distance, midpoint, and slope formulas.
8.1.3c: Calculate squares of integers, the square roots of perfect squares, and the square roots of whole numbers.
8.2.2a: Use coordinate geometry to represent and examine the properties of rectangles and squares using horizontal and vertical segments.
8.1.4a: check the reasonableness of solutions for problems involving rational numbers
8-12 days
square root, perfect square, radical expression, simplest form of a radical expression, irrational number, real number, midpoint,
Ch 9
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
15
3
use right triangle trigonometry, Pythagorean theorem, and special right triangles to solve for unknown side lengths.
8.2.1e: interior angles of a triangle
8.2.5c: Apply the Pythagorean theorem to find missing length in right triangles
8.1.4a: check the reasonableness of solutions for problems involving rational numbers
6-10 days
Hypotenuse, Pythagorean theorem, trigonometric ratio, tangent, sine, cosine,
Ch 9
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
16
3
find area of parallelograms and trapezoids, and circumference and area of circles.
8.2.1d: Identify pairs of angles
8.2.4a: Draw geometric objects with specific properties.
8.2.5a: Find area of complex shapes.
6-12 days
Polygon, quadrilaterals, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, trapezoid, parallelogram, circle, radius, diameter, circumference, rhombus, diagonals, formulas for areas of the above
Ch 10
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
17
4
Make and interpret box-and-whisker plots.
8.4.1a: Represent data using box plots
8.4.1c: Find, interpret, and compare measures of central tendency
8.4.2b: Compare and contrast two sets of data to make inferences.
2 days
box and whisker plot, quartiles, median, range, extremes.
Ch 11
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
18
4
find the probability of disjoint and overlapping events.
8.4.3b: Compute probabilities for independent events.
2-4 days
disjoint, overlapping, Venn diagrams, mutually exclusive, permutations, combinations, complementary events, independent events, dependent events.
Ch 11
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests
19
4
translate, reflect and rotate figures in a coordinate plane.
8.2.3b: Perform and describe positions and sizes of shapes under dilations.
4-6
translation, tessellation, reflection, line of reflection, line of symmetry, rotation, center of rotation, angle of rotation, rotational symmetry, center of dilation, scale factor.
Ch 13
Daily Assignments
Daily Lesson Quizzes
Quizzes
Tests



LA 8.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).